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SUMMARY:Coastal Pathway Walk
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nEstuary Edge Walk 2025 \nCoastal Walk along the Estuary. \nMeet at Beachville Road Reserve (in front of Redcliffs School) and walk to Sumner. \nEstuary experts along the way to provide information. \nFREE  –  SPOT PRIZES – suitable all ages. \nTake the bus back to starting point or just walk back. \nOrganised by the Estuary Trust – Coastal Pathway Group and the Envirohub \nRegister to info@estuary.org.nz   stating your name and how many will be in your group \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://estuary.org.nz/event/coastal-pathway-walk/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250315T090000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250309T100016Z
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SUMMARY:Estuary Fest mini
DESCRIPTION: 
URL:https://estuary.org.nz/event/estuary-fest-mini/
LOCATION:MtPleasant Community Centre\, 3 McCormacks Bay\, Christchurch\, 8062\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:All Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250925T193000
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SUMMARY:Public Meeting
DESCRIPTION:AGM –  MtPleasant Community Centre – 3 McCormacks Bay Road – MtPleasant \n7.30 pm till 8.30pm \nDoors open at 7.15 for refreshments and mingling. \nTopics discussed ; \nReports from Environment Canterbury and the Trust on Water Quality changes over the years plus the results from a recent Scholarship research on saltmarsh plants. \nAll welcome\, no need to book \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://estuary.org.nz/event/public-meeting-agm/
LOCATION:MtPleasant Community Centre\, 3 McCormacks Bay\, Christchurch\, 8062\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:All Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Estuary Trust":MAILTO:info@estuary.org.nz
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260118T140000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260118T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T051859
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T023314Z
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SUMMARY:McCormacks Bay Restoration Working Session
DESCRIPTION:Can you spare a few hours to assist a group of  local residents to restore and enhance this stunning little Bay. \nTools and hot drink provided \nNo need to book.  Look out for cars  parked along McCormack’s Bay Road as that is where we will planting\, weeding\, mulching or pruning.
URL:https://estuary.org.nz/event/mccormacks-bay-restoration-working-session/
CATEGORIES:All Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Estuary Trust":MAILTO:info@estuary.org.nz
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260221T140000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260221T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T051859
CREATED:20230915T040811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T032350Z
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SUMMARY:South New Brighton Park Working session
DESCRIPTION:Meet on the third Saturday of each month. \nNo need to book\, just show up. Come for a one off or as often as you like. \nWe’ll be doing tasks like weeding\, pruning and mulching to help young plants thrive and to enhance the estuarine edge. At certain times of the year we will also be planting. \nTools\, gloves and hot drink provided. Please wear closed toe shoes. \nMeet by the picnic table on Bridge Street. \nNext time\, we meet at the Jetty carpark. Estuary end of Beatty Street. Past the playground and drive to the edge of the estuary. \nNo need to book. All welcome.
URL:https://estuary.org.nz/event/south-new-brighton-park-working-session/
LOCATION:Bridge Street entrance to the park
CATEGORIES:All Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Estuary Trust":MAILTO:info@estuary.org.nz
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260222T140000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260222T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T051859
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T030644Z
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SUMMARY:McCormacks Bay Restoration Session
DESCRIPTION:Spend a few hours making sure native plantings from the past few years get the best chance. \nEveryone is invited to come out to restore and enhance this stunning little bay on the third Sunday of each month. \nTools and hot drink provided\, please wear closed toe shoes and bring gardening gloves \nNo need to book.  Look out for cars  parked along McCormack’s Bay Road as that is where we will planting\, weeding\, mulching or pruning. \n”
URL:https://estuary.org.nz/event/mccormacks-bay-restoration-session/
ORGANIZER;CN="Estuary Trust":MAILTO:info@estuary.org.nz
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260222T150000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260222T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T051859
CREATED:20260104T020021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T031546Z
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SUMMARY:Charlesworth Wetland Working Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Anyone welcome\, no need to book! Come for a one off or as often as you like. \nVolunteers meet EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON between 3 and 5pm. \nMeet at the carpark off Charlesworth Street. \nTools and gloves\, good company  plus refreshments provided. Please wear closed toe shoes. \nSince 2005 over 140\,000 native plants have been placed by volunteers with support from the Christchurch City Council Ranger Team. \nOver 20 ha of farm paddock has been restored to a functional ecological coastal wetland. \nThese plants\, especially young seedlings need regular weeding\, pruning and mulching along with seasonal planting.
URL:https://estuary.org.nz/event/charlesworth-wetland-restoration/
CATEGORIES:All Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Estuary Trust":MAILTO:info@estuary.org.nz
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260228T130000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260228T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T051859
CREATED:20231219T085752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250711T050225Z
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SUMMARY:Annual 'Farewell to the Godwits' Ceremony 2026
DESCRIPTION:Annual Farewell to the godwits ceremony \nto “Wish the Godwits a safe return to their breeding grounds in Alaska”\nSaturday\, 28 February 2026\nSouthshore Spit Reserve (at the very end of Rockinghorse Road) \n1pm FREE BBQ sausages\, music\, info stalls \n1.30pm   Welcome\, followed by guided short walk to view the birds up close \nSuitable all ages but please leave the dog at home.
URL:https://estuary.org.nz/event/annual-farewell-to-the-godwits-ceremony-2024/
CATEGORIES:All Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260314T100000
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CREATED:20251130T222849Z
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SUMMARY:Estuary Fest 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the annual celebration of the wonderful Ihutai Estuary ecosytems.
URL:https://estuary.org.nz/event/estuary-fest-2026/
LOCATION:South New Brighton Community Centre\, Beatty Street\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:All Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260503T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260503T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T051859
CREATED:20230323T000052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T022941Z
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SUMMARY:Charlesworth Reserve Community Planting Event
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, 3rd May 2026 \n10am till 12 noon \nCharlesworth Street Reserve\, situated on Charlesworth Street (off Ferry Road).\nBring along family\, friends and a spade.\nMembers of the public are warmly invited to join us planting at Charlesworth Reserve to establish native trees and shrubs supplied by Trees for Canterbury and supported by the Christchurch City Council Regional Parks Team. \nCharlesworth Reserve covers 20 ha and has been developed over the last 19 years as a restoration of key estuary-edge ecosystems including a tidal lagoon\, salt-meadow\, salt-marsh and coastal bush. Following on from the initial installation of culverts to allow tidal flows to enter the reserve and coverage of the site with a mix of planted and self-regenerated indigenous vegetation zones\, the next phase has begun which includes the new cycleway\, new bridges and additional walking tracks\, installation of new way-finding and plant ID signage\, habitat diversification\, and an up-scaled predator control programme aimed at making the reserve a safe receiving area for reintroductions of locally extinct butterflies\, insects\, lizards and birds.\n\nFor further information regarding this event or for photo requests:\nSteve Bush Trees for Canterbury Ph 9821028 or 027 2973829 info@treesforcanterbury.org.nz
URL:https://estuary.org.nz/event/annual-planting-event-2023/
CATEGORIES:All Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Estuary Trust":MAILTO:info@estuary.org.nz
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260509T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260509T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T051859
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SUMMARY:The 'Mother of all Clean ups' Christchurch New Zealand
DESCRIPTION:Saturday morning. 9th of May 2026 at 10am till 12 noon we can all give our mothers’ day gift to Mother Nature by cleaning her waterways. \n60 Community groups plus a number of schools are participating this year and have been allocated a stretch of our rivers\, estuary\, local park\, harbour and beach to collect discarded rubbish. \nWe are inviting  members of the public to assist the teams  who are cleaning up our beach and Naval Point in Lyttelton \nCan you help out the Brighton team? Meet at 0945 in front of the New Brighton Library to receive gloves\, a rubbish bag and instructions before a pleasure walk along the beach to look for littered items before they are washed out to sea where they become potential killing machines to our bird and marine wildlife. \nOR \nCan you help the Lyttelton team? Meet at 10am at Naval Point in Lyttelton to receive gloves\, a rubbish bag and instructions before walking around this area to collect discarded rubbish. \nNo need to book. Suitable all ages.  Together we WILL make a huge difference. \n 
URL:https://estuary.org.nz/event/the-mother-of-all-litter-clean-ups-christchurch-new-zealand/
CATEGORIES:All Events
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